1. Reported speech

2. Direct speech Reported speech
Present tenses
Direct speech
Reported speech
Present Simple
He said, “I get up at 8 o'clock”
Past Simple
He said that he got up at 8 o'clock.
2. Present Progressive
She said, “I am reading a book”
2. Past Progressive
She said that he was reading a book
3. Present perfect
She said, “I have spoken to the teacher”
3. Past Perfect
She said that she had spoken to the teacher
4. Present Perfect Progressive
He said, “I have been waiting for you since 10”
4. Past Perfect Progressive
He said that he had been waiting for me since 10

3. Past Tenses Direct speech Reported speech Past Simple
Ann said, “I saw it yesterday”
Past Perfect
Ann said that she had seen it the day before.
2. Past Progressive
He said, “I was watching my favourite programme”
2. Past Perfect Progressive
He said that he had been watching his favourite programme
3. Past Perfect
He said, “I had watched TV by 4 p.m.”
He said that he had watched TV by 4 p.m.

4. Future Tenses Direct speech Reported speech Future Simple
“I will watch this show tomorrow” said Ann.
Future-in-the Past
Ann said that she would watch that programme the next day

5. The previous week/ year
This
These
Here
Now
Today
Yesterday
Last night
Last week/year
Ago
Tomorrow
This year
This week
Next week
Next year
That
Those
there
Than
That day
The day before
The previous night
The previous week/ year
Before
The next day
That year
That week
The following week
The next year

6. Mary said, “I am so tired.”
Mary said that she was so tired
2. She said, “I will help you later”
She said that she would help me later.
3. “I saw him last week” said he
He said that he had seen him the week before.
4. “You have to visit this concert” Mike added
Mike added that we had to visit those concert.

7. 5. “I'll sleep well tonight” said Arnie
Arnie said that he would sleep well that night.
6. “Alan has been waiting for Mary since 10” Sally said
Sally said that Alan had been waiting for Mary since 10
7. Tim said “I am reading a magazine”
Tim said that he was reading a magazine